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7 8 Training is an essential element for appropriate human resource development, which enhances 9 decision making ability of an individual. In livestock sector to improve quality of livestock and to 10 increase both quality and quantity of livestock products in India there is a pressing need for efficient 11 human resource development and this may be achieved through training of the livestock farmers on 12 scientific animal husbandry practices. The present study was conducted in Jammu district of Jammu 13 and Kashmir state to assess the training needs of livestock owners perceived by field veterinarians. 14 Ex-post-facto research design and, multistage random sampling plan was followed for the selection of 15 ultimate respondents. Sixty veterinarians working in Jammu district were selected randomly and were 16 given suitably developed questionnaire to document their opinion regarding training needs of livestock 17 owners. The questionnaire was divided into six broad areas namely breeding, feeding, housing & 18 management, health care, preparation and preservation of livestock products and marketing and 19 finance for evaluation of perceived training needs in their respective sections. Respondents were 20 asked to rate them in three point continuum i.e. most needed, needed, and least needed with their 21 respective scores of 3, 2 and 1, based on importance of perceived training needs of livestock owners 22 felt by field veterinarians. The summation of scores achieved by the respondents constituted the level 23 of perceived training needs within each sub-area. The findings of present study revealed that , 24 veterinarians felt “estrous cycle and time of breeding”, “balanced ration feeding and its economical 25 composition”, “care and management of new born/pregnant/productive/sick animals”, “zoonotic 26 diseases and their transmission”, “preparation and preservation of milk and milk products” and 27 “banking & insurance” as most needed areas in training. 28

Assessment of Training Needs of Livestock Owners as Perceived by Field Veterinarians in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir, India